"Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne, and the mother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Diana was born into the Spencer family, a family of British nobility, and she was the youngest daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. She grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland."
"a title not formally correct and one she never held. She is still sometimes referred to in the media as ""Lady Diana Spencer"" or simply as ""Lady Di"". In a speech after her death, then-Prime Minister Tony Blair referred to Diana as the ""People's Princess"". The Princess of Wales held the following military appointments: She gave up these appointments following her divorce. Diana was born into the British Spencer family, different branches of which hold the titles of Duke of Marlborough, Earl Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Churchill of Whichwood. The Spencers claimed descent from a cadet branch of"
"In 1975, after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer, she became known as Lady Diana Spencer. Diana came to prominence in February 1981 upon engagement to Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981 and made her Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, and Countess of Chester. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on"
"glimpse of the couple en route to the ceremony. At the altar, Diana inadvertently reversed the order of Charles's first two names, saying ""Philip Charles"" Arthur George instead. She did not say that she would ""obey"" him; that traditional vow was left out at the couple's request, which caused some comment at the time. Diana wore a dress valued at £9,000 with a 25-foot (7.62-metre) train. After she became Princess of Wales, Diana automatically acquired rank as the third-highest female in the United Kingdom Order of Precedence (after the Queen and the Queen Mother), and was fifth or sixth in"
"Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford (née Lady Diana Spencer; 31 July 1710 – 27 September 1735), was a member of the Spencer family known for the unsuccessful attempt of marriage with Frederick, Prince of Wales. Orphaned by the age of 6, Lady Diana, known by her family as ""dear little Di"", joined the household of her rich and ambitious maternal grandmother, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. She was her grandmother's favourite grandchild and closest confidante. The highly influential Duchess of Marlborough tried to arrange a secret marriage between Lady Diana and the Prince of Wales,"
"whose name was not chosen until a week after the birth. The infant was christened Diana, after the Duchess of Bedford. Unlike her ancestor, the 20th-century Lady Diana Spencer married her Prince of Wales, Charles, in 1981. She died in 1997, aged 36, a year after their divorce. Victoria Massey, biographer of the earlier Lady Diana Spencer, noted the similarities between the lives of the two namesakes: as children, they both lived at Althorp and socialised with royalty; both grew up without a mother from the age of six; both were proposed as a bride for a Prince of Wales;"
"Frances Shand Kydd Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (previously Spencer, ""née"" Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. As such, she was the maternal grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively second and sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969, and later Diana's death in 1997, Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Roman Catholic charity work. She was born Frances Ruth Roche in Park House, on the royal estate at"
"Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes Cynthia Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (née Spencer; born 11 February 1957) is one of the two older sisters of Diana, Princess of Wales, the other being Lady Sarah McCorquodale. Lady Fellowes is the second daughter of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924–1992) and the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936–2004). Her parents married in 1954 but divorced in 1969. She has always used her middle name of Jane (just as her elder sister also uses one of her middle names). One of Jane's godparents is Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. She was a bridesmaid at"
"its association with the previous holder, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in 1997. Instead, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall, the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title. The Princess of Wales is not a princess in her own right. There have been some Princesses of Wales who were addressed as such: for example, Alexandra of Denmark and Mary of Teck were called ""Princess Alexandra"", and ""Princess Victoria Mary"" respectively. However, that was because they were already princesses when they married. Diana, Princess of Wales, was commonly called ""Princess Diana"" following her marriage to Charles, Prince of"
"both had an accident during their first pregnancy; and both died unexpectedly at a young age. Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford (née Lady Diana Spencer; 31 July 1710 – 27 September 1735), was a member of the Spencer family known for the unsuccessful attempt of marriage with Frederick, Prince of Wales. Orphaned by the age of 6, Lady Diana, known by her family as ""dear little Di"", joined the household of her rich and ambitious maternal grandmother, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. She was her grandmother's favourite grandchild and closest confidante. The highly influential Duchess"
"and Princess of Wales (her maternal uncle and aunt), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (her maternal aunt), the Duchess of Cambridge (her great-grandaunt), the Tsesarevich and Tsesarevna of Russia, and Princess Anna of Prussia. Her mother gave her the nickname of ""Sunny"", due to her cheerful disposition, a practice later picked up by her husband. Her British relatives gave her the nickname of ""Alicky"" in order to distinguish her from her aunt-by-marriage, the Princess of Wales (and later Queen of the United Kingdom), who, while having the given name Alexandra, was known within the family as Alix. Alix's haemophiliac"
"Maxine Riddington published a biographical book about her, entitled ""Frances: The Remarkable Story of Princess Diana's Mother"". Frances Shand Kydd Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (previously Spencer, ""née"" Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. As such, she was the maternal grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively second and sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969, and later Diana's death in 1997, Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Roman"
"and Diana, Princess of Wales, particularly over the time period from June 1981, the time of the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer, up to 1997, the year of Princess Diana's death. The novel adheres closely to Wilde's original in its overall plot, with retaining the names of the key characters Dorian Gray, Henry Wootton, and Basil Hallward (with Hallward receiving the short nickname 'Baz'). Updates in Self's novel compared to the Wilde original include the following: Dorian, an Imitation Dorian, an Imitation is a British novel by Will Self. The book is a modern take"
"son Charles. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer Edward John ""Johnnie"" Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, (24 January 1924 – 29 March 1992), styled Viscount Althorp until June 1975, was a British peer and nobleman. He was the father of Diana, Princess of Wales. This makes him the maternal grandfather of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively second and sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Lord Spencer was born Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, the son of Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, on 24 January 1924. He was educated at Eton, the"
"still technically the case, that a princess by marriage cannot be called Princess followed by her first name. Diana, Princess of Wales, was consistently referred to as ""Princess Diana"" by fans and the media but the use of this title is completely erroneous as she was not the child of a monarch nor the child of a son of a monarch. However, this tradition was broken once in the past century with Queen Elizabeth's aunt, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester being referred to in official sources as such following the death of her husband. The use of the titles prince"
"Royal Highness"" and instead was styled ""Diana, Princess of Wales"". As the mother of the prince expected to one day ascend to the throne, she continued to be regarded as a member of the royal family and was accorded the same precedence she enjoyed during her marriage. The Queen reportedly wanted to let Diana continue to use the style of Royal Highness after her divorce, but Charles had insisted on removing it. Prince William was reported to have reassured his mother: ""Don't worry, Mummy, I will give it back to you one day when I am King."" Almost a year"
"the Garter, Thistle and Bath, the Queen's silver jubilee medal, and ""the royal cipher of the Prince of Wales in gold on epaulettes on both shoulders."" He carried a ""full dress sword tassled in gold."" The royal couple had seven bridal attendants. Eleven-year-old Lord Nicholas Windsor, son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and eight-year-old Edward van Cutsem, godsons of the Prince of Wales, were page boys. Diana's bridesmaids were seventeen-year-old Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of the Earl of Snowdon and Princess Margaret; thirteen-year-old India Hicks, the granddaughter of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma and daughter of David and"
"Death of Diana, Princess of Wales On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her companion, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes S280, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth passenger in the car, bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, was seriously injured but survived. Although the media blamed the behaviour of the paparazzi who followed the car, a French judicial investigation in 1999 found that the crash was caused by Henri Paul, who lost control of"
"Scott Thomas, the niece of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (who was Black Rod in the House of Lords), and a great-great-niece of Captain Scott, the ill-fated explorer who lost the race to the South Pole. Her surname is an amalgam of the surnames of those two families. The Scott Thomases also trace their lineage to Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, the owner of the famous Arabian horse Godolphin Barb. Scott Thomas is known for her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales, in the television mini-series """" (1993), and for playing the lead in the TV film ""Harnessing Peacocks"" (1993)"
"II) through their respective fathers Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, who were brothers. Oxenberg was educated at St. Paul's School, Harvard University, and Columbia University. Oxenberg made her acting debut in the 1982 made-for-television film ""The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana"", in which she played Diana, Princess of Wales. In 1984, Oxenberg joined the hit ABC prime time soap opera ""Dynasty"" — then at its height of popularity — in the role of Amanda Carrington, the second daughter of Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) and Alexis Colby (Joan Collins). Oxenberg left ""Dynasty"""
"her in the spirit world."" Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer Cynthia Ellinor Beatrix Spencer, Countess Spencer (""née"" Hamilton; 16 August 1897 – 4 December 1972) was a British peeress and the paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the daughter of James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton, later 3rd Duke of Abercorn (30 November 1869 – 12 September 1953) and Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham (26 February 1869 – 18 January 1958). Her maternal grandparents were Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox, a daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget."
"birthday present. She lived there with three flatmates until 25 February 1981. Lady Diana first met Charles, Prince of Wales, the Queen's eldest son and heir apparent, when she was 16 in November 1977. He was then dating her older sister, Lady Sarah. They were guests at a country weekend during the summer of 1980 when she watched him play polo and he took a serious interest in Diana as a potential bride. The relationship progressed when he invited her aboard the royal yacht ""Britannia"" for a sailing weekend to Cowes. This was followed by an invitation to Balmoral (the"
"29 April 2011, and that of his brother Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018, at which she delivered a reading. Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes Cynthia Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (née Spencer; born 11 February 1957) is one of the two older sisters of Diana, Princess of Wales, the other being Lady Sarah McCorquodale. Lady Fellowes is the second daughter of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924–1992) and the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936–2004). Her parents married in 1954 but divorced in 1969. She has always used her middle name of Jane (just as her elder"
"before, according to Tina Brown, the Duke of Edinburgh had warned the Princess of Wales: ""If you don't behave, my girl, we'll take your title away."" She is said to have replied: ""My title is a lot older than yours, Philip."" Diana and her mother quarrelled in May 1997 after she told ""Hello!"" magazine that Diana was happy to lose the royal style. They were reportedly not on speaking terms with each other by the time of Diana's death. By contrast, Diana's relationship with her estranged stepmother reportedly improved in the years before her death in 1997. Diana's first official"
"from 1996 to 2004. Their daughter Tallulah Rose Tepper was born on 20 February 1997 in Los Angeles, California. Since 2007 she has lived in Los Angeles with Vinnie Tortorich, fitness expert, podcaster, and author of ""Fitness Confidential"". Serena Scott Thomas Serena Harriet Scott Thomas (born 21 September 1961) is an English actress. Her television roles include Diana, Princess of Wales in """" in 1993. Her film appearances include ""The World Is Not Enough"" (1999), ""Hostage"" (2005), ""Brothel"" (2008), and ""Inherent Vice"" (2014). Scott Thomas was born in Nether Compton, Dorset. Her mother, Deborah (née Hurlbatt), was brought up in"
"(1689–1716) and Charles Radclyffe (1693–1746) were both notable Jacobites and both were executed for treason following the Risings of 1715 and 1745 respectively. Lady Diana Spencer (later the Princess of Wales) is a descendant of Charles II, through two of his illegitimate sons. Diana married The Prince of Wales in 1981 and had two sons, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Currently, the Duke is 2nd in the line of Succession, his sons and daughter, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are 3rd, 4th, and 5th, while Prince Harry is 6th in line. If"
"marital arrangement, love affairs, socializing, and gambling. She was the great-great-great-grand-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. Their lives, centuries apart, have been compared in tragedy in contemporary time. The duchess was born Miss Georgiana Spencer, on 7 June 1757, as the first child of John Spencer (later Earl Spencer) and his wife, Georgiana (née Poyntz, later Countess Spencer), at the Spencer family home, Althorp. After her daughter's birth, her mother wrote that ""I will own I feel so partial to my Dear little Gee, that I think I never shall love another so well"". Two younger siblings followed: Henrietta and"
"or heir to the throne had completed a university degree. Novelist Monica Ali described Charles's first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, as being able to engage with the public on issues such as mental health in spite of her being ""uneducated and intellectually insecure"". Princess Michael of Kent has said that Diana struggled with praise on account of her difficult upbringing and because she ""did not have much education"". According to tapes released in 2004, Diana had said that her immediate family members told her she was ""the thick one"". Diana failed her O-level examinations (equivalent of a high school"
"of Wales Memorial Fund to give social support to the people affected by leprosy and disability. Diana was a long-standing and active supporter of Centrepoint, a charity which provides accommodation and support to homeless people, and became patron in 1992. She supported organisations that battle poverty and homelessness. The Princess was a supporter of young homeless people and spoke out on behalf of them by saying that ""they deserve a decent start in life"". ""We, as a part of society, must ensure that young people – who are our future – are given the chance they deserve,"" she said. Diana"
"Lady Sarah McCorquodale Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia McCorquodale (née Spencer; born 19 March 1955) is one of the two older sisters of Diana, Princess of Wales, the other being Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes. Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer was born with the honorific ""The Honourable""'; she acquired the courtesy title ""Lady"" in 1975, when her grandfather died and her father became the 8th Earl Spencer. She suffered from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa in her early twenties. She was educated firstly at Riddlesworth Hall School in Norfolk and secondly at West Heath boarding school near Sevenoaks in Kent. After passing O"
"grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales), and the Hon. Francis Burke Roche. Her paternal grandparents were Elizabeth Miller Potter (1856–1945) and Clarence Cary (1845–1911), who grew up at Vaucluse plantation with his sister, Constance Cary (1843–1920). Elisabeth Miller Potter was a granddaughter of Alonzo Potter. Her great-grandparents, Archibald Cary and Monimia Fairfax were a Southern planter aristocrat family. Archibald Cary was the son of Wilson Jefferson Cary and Virginia Randolph. Monimia Fairfax was the daughter of Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. She was married first to lawyer Charles Bingham Penrose Van Pelt (1922–2003), the son of Andrew Van"
"the official residence to the Prince of Wales, prompted the investigation that led to the arrests. Squidgygate Squidgygate refers to the pre-1990 telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales and a close friend, James Gilbey, and to the controversy surrounding how those conversations were recorded. During the calls, Gilbey affectionately called Diana by the names ""Squidgy"" and ""Squidge"". In the conversation, the Princess of Wales likens her situation to that of a character in the popular British soap opera ""EastEnders"", and expresses concern that she might be pregnant. In 1992, ""The Sun"" newspaper publicly revealed the tapes' existence in an"
"and are descended from the House of Burke. Diana, Princess of Wales, was a great-great-granddaughter of the first Baron Fermoy through her mother, Frances Shand Kydd. Shand Kydd was the younger daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy, a friend of King George VI and the elder of the twin sons of the American heiress Frances Work and her first husband, the Hon. James Boothby Burke Roche, who, after their divorce, became the third Baron Fermoy. Diana's maternal grandmother, Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy, was a confidante and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother, and the founder of the annual King's Lynn Festival"